what does it all mean for the u.k. now in going forward? and what will the economic spillover from europe mean for us here in the u.s.? correspondent alex hogan joins us now from london with the latest. good evening, alex. good evening, bret. it is an historic day on downing street in just a 92nd speech. liz truss forfeited her fight to hold on to her seat. same spot where less than two months ago she vowed to serve the country. the british public now preparing for the 3rd prime minister in just four months as liz truss announces she is officially stepping down. i therefore have spoken to his majesty, the king, to notify him that i am resigning as leader of the conservative party. the tori party leader started the job holding an audience with queen elizabeth ii days before the monarch s death. promised tax cuts which downward spiral of the economy. all of the plans have been completely reversed just six weeks later. new approval rating record low. comes less than 24 h
but compared with what we have now, thatis but compared with what we have now, that is going to feel very different. that is your forecast, that thanks, nick. and that s bbc news at six on friday 28th october. you can keep up with all the latest developments on bbc website. from the six team, it s goodbye. the news continues here on bbc one, as now it s time to join our colleagues across the nations and regions for the news where you are. goodnight. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m sarah mulkerrins. ireland are in need of massive sporting shock, when the face the world number one side at the rugby league world cup. at the rugby world cup another upset is needed as wales need to beat the hosts and the defending chamopions new zealand if they are to make the final four. and we ll hear from christian horner, as his team red bull are fined for breaking formula one s budget cap. also coming up in the programme. rain, rain go away more games are washed out at the t20 world
have day. as you are to one of say they are to be one of the biggest surprises and ruggedly worldly cup for then it might not be enough, they will have to wait on the result of that final game between lebanon and jamaica on sunday. they can think about that, they ll have to put that out of their mind and focus on wanting this evening and that is winning here the kick off is at 730. looking forward to it. next to formula one red bull have been hit with a six million pound fine and restrictions on car development time for breaking last season s formula 1 cost cap. the governing body the fia says that red bull overspent by £1.86 million in 2021, when max verstappen won his first title. the punishment comes after red bull acknowledged they were at fault and entered into a so called accepted breach agreement with the fia. more reaction to that on the bbc
north lawn. thanks. stocks down today. the dow lost 90. the s&p 500 fell 29. the nasdaq was off # 6. 66. in our spotlight races tonight. we take a closer look at an early in person voting effort. almost every state offers that. with four notable exceptions. alabama, mississippi, new hampshire, and connecticut. where it is on the ballot this november. the measure would change the state s constitution in connecticut to allow the legislature to pass laws to provide for early voting in person. a record 1.86 million connecticut residents voted in the 2020 election. a turnout of nearly 80% of registered voter there. turnout is already strong in the georgia s governor s race based on just a few days of early voting in georgia. that fact, itself, seems to be working against democrat stacey abrams who is and was highly